Bryan Jones and Jim Barrie Likely to be Gone
August 18, 2009 by Mat Houchens
Filed under Football
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) PostsPractices seem to be going fairly well for the University of Florida, but this week has been a tough one in terms of the roster on a very talented team. Head Coach Urban Meyer announced Tuesday that reserve offensive linemen Byran Jones and Jim Barrie are likely done as members of the Gator football squad. This follows the news last week of reserve receiver Paul Wilson suffering the same fate.
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Bryan Jones is no longer with the Gators and is seeking to play football at another school in Jacksonville Meyer told media after practice on Tuesday. Meyer doesn’t just let anyone leave whenever they want.
“It depends on why,” he said. “If their uncle is telling them they need more playing time and they are a good kid, then no. If they can’t make it academically and it is in the best interest of them to go to a smaller school, or because they will never really play, then we wish them the best and move on.”
Meyer also brought other news of Jim Barrie likely to not be a Gator football player but for other reasons. This fell in the line of injury that had this Gator player possibly looking at not playing anymore:
“Jim Barrie had a devastating knee injury and he tried to come back, but it doesn’t look like he will play again,” Meyer said not totally ruling out the chance Barrie returns. “He might be a medical (hardship) and that is going to be done here in the next four days. There is a chance he might be a student assistant. He’s an excellent student and wants to be a lawyer. He’s a great kid and has a year and a half or two years left. That was a tough surgery last year, it was not a normal ACL injury.”
Nonetheless, practice today looked good overall in Meyer’s eyes but execution seemed tough. Guys are getting banged up and there’s not that “rah rah” enthusiasm. He went on to say that they have to feel lousy before they feel good.
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